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"The school needs to do a better job of recycling waste."

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"Deciding if and when war is justified."

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To achieve a quality product, critique and revision is necessary. Students work to be open to peer feedback as well as feedback from outside adults and experts. Self-evaluation of results is also imperative to evaluate the results of their work. Outside adults and experts give an authentic, real-world experience. Feedback should be guided by rubrics, models, and formal protocols.

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- A product can be "tangible, media, or digital artifact, a presentation about the solution to a problem or answer to a driving question, or a performance or event"
- Acts as a form of motivation for the students
- Sets the tone for discussion outside of the classroom (learning community)
- Open communication, parent and community involvement

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Students need to have ownership it what the project is. In all facets of the project (questions, investigation, activities, roles assessments).

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More in-depth than just looking something up

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Give a "real need to know something" so they can use the knowledge to solve a problem.

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The inquiry process can be cyclical; when confronted with a challenge or question, students seek out answers, find information to develop deeper questioning, and the process moves forward until a satisfactory solution or answer is developed.

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Using state standards knowledge and apply it to real world concept in order to learn how to problem solve.

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Students are learning because they have a real need to know something, so they can use this knowledge to solve a problem or answer a question that matters to them.

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Students are learning because they have a real need to know something, so they can use this knowledge to solve a problem or answer a question that matters to them.

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When students are faced with a problem, they need to ask questions and find resources to not only answer the questions they have but to search for a solution to the problem.

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Suggestion:
Write the central problem/question in the form of an OPEN-ENDED, driving question that focuses their task.

Ex. Thesis for essay

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Many different types of information sources can be used, mixing "traditional" methods with more real-world, field-based strategies for gathering information.

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Students should reflect one the "What, how and why" of their learning.
Reflections can occur formally or informally.
Reflection is important b/c it helps with further growth.

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Specific to each student and their interests

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Student involvement in community/ school making it a personal experience

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Projects can involve real-world processes, tasks, tools, and quality standards.

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Content knowledge and understanding helps students to solidify what they have learned and think about how it might apply elsewhere beyond the project.